Vang is a distinct Mountain settlement located near the boarderline between East and West Norway. A whole of 88% of this community lies above 3000 feet but in beautiful surroundings. The community of Vang har 4 (possibly 5) residental regions:Ryfoss (which we will tell you about later), Vang itself, Øye and ‘Tyinkrysset’ (The Tyin crossroads), but today we are about to visit the municipal center – Vang itself!

The road has for soe time been rather curvy, surrounded by high mountains, but all of a sudden tha landscape opens up giving us a panorama view of ‘Lake Vangsmjøsa’ which, by the way, is one of the larger lakes in this community.
In front a small mountain farm overlooking the lake.Ved å dreie kameraet litt mot høyre får dere kanskje et bedre inntrykk av naturen her oppe?
Turning the camera towards right, you may get a better impression of the landscape in these parts?På den andre siden av vannet ligger den lille fjellbygda Uri under fjelltopper som strekker seg opp mot 1600 moh. På toppen av disse toppene ligger det faktisk noen små tjern.

On the other side of ‘Lake Vangsmjøsa’ you may see the small settlement called ‘Uri’, while the peaks in the back rises to 5300 feet. On the top of these peaks there is actuall small lakes!Vegetasjonen langs vannet kan stedvis være ganske kraftig.
Sometimes the brush along the shoreline may be rather thick!Til tross for den vakre naturen her oppe, er det relativt få som har valgt å bosette seg permanent så høyt til fjells. I hele Vang kommune – som er på 1505 kvadratkilometer så bor det ikke mer enn 1593 mennesker! Og når de fleste har valg å satse på sentrene Ryfoss, Øye, Vang og Tyinkrysset, så blir det ganske god plass ellers utover i kommunen!

In spite of the beautiful nature up here, there is relatively few people that has chosen to live here, so high in the mountains, on a permanent basis. In the whole of the community, including 1505 sq.km., there are only a total population of 1593 people. And when most of them has choosen to focus on centres like Ryfoss, Øye, Vang and ‘Tyinkrysset’, there is plenty of room elsewhere in the community!Her får dere et par ‘naturscenerier’ fra Vangsmjøsa –
Here I’ll treat you to a couple of nature scenes from Lake VangsmjøsaEt gammel ord: ‘Uten mat og drikke duger helten ikke’ og her er det matleverandøren Coop som råder grunnen –

Located in the middel of Vang we find ‘Vangstunet’, which used to be the nursing home in this community. Today it has been converted into a fugetive- and asylum living quarter.
To live in such surroundings may feel like a vacation in the mountains with a beautiful small park in the front and a nagnificent view across the lake.Utenfor inngangen til Vangstunet er det reist en minnestøte over de av bygdas innbyggere som mistet sine liv under frigjøringskampen i 1814

Outside of the enterance to ‘Vangstunet’ a memorial has been erected in memory of those who gave their lives in our freedom war in 1814.Like ved siden av Vangstunet ligger kommuneadministrasjonen i Vang
Next to ‘Vangstunet’ lies the municipal administration.

And if you were wondering a bit over what happenend to all the patients in ‘Vangstunet’, they have moved across the road to a new nursing home – ‘Vangsheimen’. They have even retained their old view!Vang kirke bør også nevnes! En korskirke fra 1840 med plass til 250 mennesker.
‘Vang church’ ought to be mentioned! A ‘cross church’ built in 1840 seating 250 people.Her serverer jeg et lite bilde av hovedgaten gjennom Vang. Kall det gjerne et panorama-bilde?
Here I serve you a small picture of the main street through Vang. By all means call it a ‘panorama shot’Og et bilde av Vangsmjøsa i motsatt retning, altså mot øst –
And another shot of Lake Vangsmjøsa in the opposite direction – towards the EastSmå gårdsbruk klynger seg fast i fjellsiden –
Small farms snuggles into the hillside –Vi er godt forbi Vang på vei mot Tyinkrysset, men tiden tillater dessverre ikke mer. Jeg har en hjemreise foran meg på over 80 km og vil hjem før jeg blir for sliten.

We’re well passed Vang enroute to ‘Tyinkrysset’, but there isn’t any more time –
My home journey amounts to at least 50 miles on winding roads and I want to gert home before I’m getting too tired –

Would you like to see more pictures from this beautiful part of Norway? Fortunately there are many people with a camera that have discovered this part of Norway, and who have taken plenty of pictures. Unfortunately most of them are far smaller than mine, but large enough to give you a very positive impression of the mountain community ‘Vang in Valdres’
(Compliments of SRB )

2 Responses to Vang i Valdres

All of your pictures are so beautiful. Thanks for showing us the various buildings and explaining what they are, or were. You are lucky to live surrounded by such beauty! thanks for the pictures, I love seeing other countries that I most likely won’t ever get to visit! 😀